Garment supporter or hanger.



J. K. DRUTTMAN.

GARMENT SUPPORTER OR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

925,997. Patented June 22, 1909.

Wilma: V I V d MAE JOHN K. DRUTTMAN,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT. SUPPOR'IER on HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. p

Patented we 22, 1909.

Application filed April 8, 1909. Serial No. 488,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KETOHUM DRUTT- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GarmentSupporters or Hangers, of which the following is a specification,reference being-had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to garment hangers, and has specially in view adevice of the character described which may efficiently and.

compactly support a plurality of articles of wearing ap arel in such amanner that their shape may e retained.

In carrying out the object of the invention generally stated above it iscontemplated forming the han er of a single length of wire and providingt e same with a sus ending hook at one end and its other. end with coathangers the outer ends of which are suitably braced by means of aconnection with end arms, the inner ends of said coat hangers beingbraced *by means of the body of the hanger, said. end arms beingprovided with detachable hangers for supporting trousers and the like"in a properly stretched manner.

It willbe understood of course, that the essential features of theinvention involved in carrying out the objects of the inventiongenerally stated above are necessarily susceptible of chan es in detailsand structural arran ements, ut certain preferred and practicaembodiments thereof are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure,- 1 is a perspective view of the im proved garment hanger. Fi 2is a detail V16W of a modified form of ham er clip for supportingtrousers or the like. ig. 3 is an end elevation of the hanger shown inFig. 1.

Referrin to said accompanying drawings by numera s,'1 designates thesupporter'in its entirety which is. referably formed of a single lengthof wire onbled and twisted to form a straight bod portion 2 one end of.

which is bent into t e form of a hook 3.by means of which the device maybe sus ended.- The end of said hook 3 is arrange in the form of an openloop 4 and projects at right angles to the bod 1 to form a'support for ahat or other artic e of wearing apparel. Intermediatethe hook-shaped,end of the body 1, the material of which the device is formed isprojected outwardly at right angles to said body'to provide oppositelyprojecting arms 5 or strengthening purposes and whose ends are in theform of loops or rings 6 which may be used for holding various articlesof wearing apparel, such as hats or the like. The said body 1 is alsoprovided with another pair of arms adjacent to its base, said arms beingdesignated by the numeral 6 and being oppositely disposed and projectingat right angles to said body. The said arms 6 are composed of twistedmaterial adjacent their junction with the body 1 and their outer portionis in the form of a flat widened and sloping loop 7. The two menu-- bersof the length of material of which 'the hanger is formed diverge at thebase of said body and are arranged in a straight plane and project atright angles to form oppositely dis osed base members 10 and 10, theouter en of which are each provided with an eye 11 formed by twistingthe end of each arm about the outer end of the loops 7, thereby mutuallybracing themselves and also said arms 6, as will be understood.

A hanger clip is detachably mounted on each arm or member 1010 said clibeing formed from sheet metal and provide with a hook at one end,designated by the numeral 12 which is adapted to engage over saidmembers or arms. The body'13 of saidclip is slitted longitudinally toprovide vertical e s 14, the ends of which are in the form of upturnedhooks 15. Said legs are provided with a transverse intermediate bend 16which permits their hook sha ed ends to be retained in a slightly s reac-apart position.

In Fig. 2 a modi ed form of hanger clip is pro osed, the same beingformed of a single en th of wire or the like, which is bent upon itse fat one end to form a s ring hook 17 for detachable en agement wit thearms 10-10", and its si 6 legs being provided with spread-aparthook-shaped ends 18.

The described hanger clips are especially adapted for suspendingtrousers from the hanger, and it w1l1 be seen that the types of clipsdescribed will engage with the buttons osite sides, and thereby oftrousers on opp f to assure 0 hold the trousers in a manner their shapebeing retained.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the hanger willefficiently support a plurality of garments without inter erin withtheir shape and as the same is formed of a single length of material,such as wire,

the cost of production is very'low. It will also be seen that the arms 6which are provided with the widened flat sloping end loops ma be usedfor holding coats and the like so that the shoulder portions thereofwill be retained in shape, and as said arms are supported or braced atboth ends, they are cap able of sustaining considerable weight.

What I claim as my invention is I. A device of 'the character describedcom rising a'body portion having a suspends lng 00k at one enintermediate arms projecting from said body and provided with supportingloops at their outer ends, coat supporting arms projecting from the baseportion of said body, oppositely projecting ase members carried by saidbody and having their outer ends connected with said coat supportingarms, and a hanger clip detachably mounted on each base member.

2. A device of the character described formed of a single length ofmaterial twisted to form a body ortion having a suspending hook at oneend. and rovided with spaced apart pairs of arms t e members of whichare oppositely disposed, said body terminating in oppositely projectingbase members the free ends of which are connected with the outer ends ofthe lower air of arms, and hanger clips detachably an slidably mountedon said base members.

3. A device of the character described formed of a single length ofmaterial and having a straight twisted bod ortion spaced-apart pairs ofarms integral with and projecting at ri ht angles to said body, themembers of sai airs being oppositel disposed, a sus ending hook integralwit 1 one end-of said ody and terminating in a sup porting loop, theother end of said body terminating in oppositely disposed right-angularmembers, and a hanger clip supported on each of said angular members.

4. A device of the character described comprising a twisted body, armsprojecting comprising a body formed of a single length of wire bent andtwisted to form a suspendmg hook at one end, two pairs of armsprojectlng at right angles from said body, and

base members the outer ends of which are provided with eyes which engagewith the ends of the lowermost pairs of arms.

6. A device of the character described comprising a body, oppositelyprojecting arms carried by the lower portion of said body and havingreinforced inner portions and fiat widened and sloping loop-shaped ends,and brace members carried by the said body and having their outer endsconnected with loops of said arms.

7. A device of the character described comprising a body provided withsuspending means, arms integral with and projecting from opposite sidesof said body, said arms having a twisted inner portion and flatl0opshaped sloping outer portions, and brace rod s integral with saidbody for supporting the outer ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN K. DRUTTMAN.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN U. KOLLER, EDWARD F. KILKENNY.

